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Elburn Station: Who’s Building Next?
Shodeen’s earlier community and D.R. Horton’s plans for Units 3 and 4.
Information reviewed November 4, 2026. Builder offerings and listing status can change.
Shodeen or D.R. Horton? If you’ve been following Elburn Station, seeing both names can make it hard to tell who is building what. The useful distinction is between the earlier community and the planned next sections.
Shodeen is behind the earlier Elburn Station community in Elburn, Illinois. The village reports that D.R. Horton presented plans to assume construction responsibility for Units 3 and 4 from Shodeen. D.R. Horton now advertises the community as coming soon. That establishes a planned role in those sections, while a completed land transfer and Shodeen’s departure from the entire master plan remain unverified.
Why do both Shodeen and D.R. Horton appear at Elburn Station?
Shodeen describes Elburn Station as a 505-acre master-planned community surrounding the Elburn Metra station. Its name is associated with the earlier homes and its website still carries an Elburn Station page.
D.R. Horton now has its own Elburn Station community page. That does not mean every home you see in the neighborhood is a Horton home. For buyers, the builder and the specific section matter as much as the community name.
Sources: Shodeen Elburn Station community page; D.R. Horton Elburn Station community page (indexed primary text). Reviewed November 4, 2026.
What did the village say about Units 3 and 4?
The village’s public update says D.R. Horton presented plans to take over construction responsibility for Units 3 and 4 from Shodeen Homes. The presentation described one-story and two-story single-family homes, with townhomes in Unit 3.
That is the clearest explanation of the two names: an earlier Shodeen community and a planned D.R. Horton role in those sections. It is more specific than saying another builder is simply advertising somewhere in Elburn.
Sources: Village of Elburn public update, including Elburn Station Unit 4 (indexed primary text). Reviewed November 4, 2026.
Does that mean Shodeen is completely done?
That has not been established. The village update addresses construction responsibility for Units 3 and 4. It does not settle Shodeen’s role everywhere within the larger master plan or establish that every Shodeen home has sold.
The records reviewed also do not establish a completed land closing or a finished transfer of responsibilities. Until those details are confirmed, the careful description is a planned construction handoff for the identified sections.
Sources: Village of Elburn public update, including Elburn Station Unit 4 (indexed primary text); March 16, 2026 Village Board packet (indexed primary text). Reviewed November 4, 2026.
What is approved, and what is still a plan?
The village update reports March approval of Unit 4’s final plat, engineering and landscaping plans and describes 149 single-family lots. An earlier March 2 staff report groups 149 lots across Units 1 and 4. The exact lot allocation should be checked against the final signed plat when evaluating a specific homesite.
Plan approval, a builder’s presentation, released homes for sale and construction underway are separate steps. D.R. Horton’s coming-soon page does not establish that homes are currently released or that construction has started.
Sources: Village of Elburn public update, including Elburn Station Unit 4 (indexed primary text); March 2, 2026 Village Board staff report (indexed primary text); D.R. Horton Elburn Station community page (indexed primary text). Reviewed November 4, 2026.
What changes for someone shopping the next sections?
Follow the actual offering from the builder of the home you are considering. An older Shodeen floor plan, included-features list or home price does not tell you what D.R. Horton will build or charge.
Ask for the current plan, homesite, included features, available options and contract terms for that offering. If you are comparing an earlier home with a future release, put their actual costs and timing beside each other. The shared neighborhood name does not make the packages interchangeable.
Sources: Village of Elburn public update, including Elburn Station Unit 4 (indexed primary text); D.R. Horton Elburn Station community page (indexed primary text); Shodeen Elburn Station community page. Reviewed November 4, 2026.
Are prices, fees and move-in dates available yet?
D.R. Horton’s page is marked coming soon and call for information. No current price, verified HOA assessment, release date or property-specific possession date for the upcoming offering has been established in this review.
Exact model sizes and bedroom ranges are left out because different parts of the builder’s page conflict. The earlier village presentation describes proposed homes rather than a current released inventory list.
D.R. Horton lists 1105 Westhaven Street with call-for-information hours. Confirm the appointment, location and homes you can see before making a trip. Ask about applicable incentives and any additional offers, with written terms for the actual home.
Sources: D.R. Horton Elburn Station community page (indexed primary text); Livabl D.R. Horton Elburn Station listing; Village of Elburn public update, including Elburn Station Unit 4 (indexed primary text). Reviewed November 4, 2026.
Questions you may be asking
Who is building the next part of Elburn Station?
The village reports D.R. Horton presented plans to assume construction responsibility for Units 3 and 4 from Shodeen. D.R. Horton advertises Elburn Station as coming soon.
Is Shodeen leaving the entire Elburn Station community?
A complete departure has not been verified. The village update identifies Units 3 and 4; it does not establish Shodeen’s role throughout the whole master plan.
Has D.R. Horton completed the purchase or taken over all work?
A completed land closing or finished transfer of responsibilities has not been established by the reviewed records. The article describes the reported plans.
Are townhomes part of the plans?
The village’s account of D.R. Horton’s presentation includes townhomes in Unit 3, alongside one-story and two-story single-family homes in the proposed development.
Can I use an older Shodeen price to budget for D.R. Horton?
An older Shodeen price does not establish D.R. Horton’s price. Request current pricing and included features for the actual offering and homesite.
What HOA fee and move-in date should I expect?
No HOA assessment or property-specific possession date for the upcoming D.R. Horton offering has been verified. Confirm both before relying on them in a purchase plan.
Let’s compare your options
Watching the next chapter at Elburn Station? Reach out and we can check which builder, section and home options fit your plans. We can work through current pricing, HOA details, models, timing and any applicable incentives together. Let’s talk about what matters to you, with no obligation and no pressure.
Call Brian at 630-465-7413Research note: The village update and D.R. Horton page were reviewed through search-indexed primary text because direct access was blocked. Earlier staff-report wording differs from the village update on lot-count scope. A signed plat, current builder information and any recorded transfer documents should be checked before treating plans as completed steps.
